CRA Chapter 16


First word


Xie Luan was still a bit shocked by the situation and did not react when the owner of those eyes moved.

However, the young man did not make any big movements, he only leaned in slightly in order to sense the youth’s familiar scent. He then turned his head to the side and with his lips, he gently touched the white fingertips that had before been nestled in his hair.

But it didn’t seem enough.

The markings, his scent, that were left on the youth were simply too light. The cold and beautiful young man had not shown any expression up until now, but his actions of touching the youth’s fingertips seemed very serious. After a slight pause, he repeated his movement and dragged his lip across the tip of the youth’s index finger.

Although the two movements made it seem as if he was kissing the youth’s fingers, the nox was in fact only following his instincts and marking Xie Luan. He had after all just advanced from the cub form and had no concept of kissing.

Feeling the cold and soft touch on his fingers as well as the other’s warm breath, Xie Luan finally reacted. His brain that had been shocked blank went into overdrive and his thoughts were a mess. He had to force himself to calm down a little and take a deep breath before he could make sense of the situation. He then looked up and met those light cyan eyes. He already knew deep inside who it was, but he felt the need to call out his name.

“Ya Yi…”

After figuring out the other’s identity, Xie Luan felt a bit relieved, however he was still puzzled as to how the originally small fluffy cub could suddenly grow so big.

Except for the eyes and the tail, the nox race’s adult form looked no different from a human.

The contractible pupils were the same as in cub form, but the tail… It had gone through a drastic change and looked completely different in humanoid form…. The fluffy tail was gone and in its place was a powerful tail covered with hard scales, similar to that of a dragon.

The tail in front of Xie Luan had gleaming silver scales and although it was very beautiful, it also gave off a cold feeling similar to that of ice.

When he had called the cub’s name, the pupils of the silver haired man in front of him had slightly contracted and he had looked up at him. This reaction had confirmed what Xie Luan had already suspected.

This person was really the nox cub.

Noticing the youth’s sight, Ya Yi moved his silver tail closer to Xie Luan and then looked at him silently. As a cub, the nox often called out to Xie Luan, however ever since he had crossed over to adulthood and transformed into a humanoid form, the nox had not said a word.

The first real word a cub said after advancing into humanoid form was special. Just like how humans taught their child to say mommy and daddy, a majority of the races in the interstellar did the same. They would teach the cub these phrases in hope that they would one day be able to hear the cub say it.

However, cubs who grew up without parents were not the same as other cubs, they had never been taught this.

The first word was therefore something they had to choose themselves, and Ya Yi had this vague feeling in his heart of what he wanted to say. He knew that it was related to the human youth in front of him, but he could not remember the exact phrase.

Ya Yi silently squinted his eyes and looked at Xie Luan.

I think this is an important thing.

Xie Luan had already taken back his hand from the other’s head and as he now looked down at his own fingers that had been kissed by the other, he felt a bit conflicted.

If the other had still been a small fluffy cub, Xie Luan would certainly not have thought anything about it. After all, the other often used to lick and stroke against his fingers when he was a cub. However, despite knowing this, the action felt completely different after the cub had advanced into his adult form and looked more human. But knowing that it was unintentional and just a matter of two fingers, Xie Luan dismissed it as nothing and calmed down.

Seeing the silver tail that had been moved closer and was laying in front of him, Xie Luan briefly thought about it and then looked up at the nox to get permission as he reached out to feel the wonderful scales.

When it was touched by the youth, the tip of the silver tail unconsciously bent upwards, just like how the fluffy tail had done when it had tried to grab onto his wrist.

Noticing the familiar action, Xie Luan smiled and could not help but feel that the silver haired man in front of him was not that different from the small cub he knew.

Xie Luan finally relaxed as he sunk into his old pattern and treated the nox as he had before. However, it was at this time that he noticed something strange that he been too rattled to think about before.

The nox was actually not naked but was wearing the same staff uniform as all the other caretakers…

Xie Luan’s work clothes were still lying folded on the small wooden cabinet in his room, so he could not fathom how the nox possibly could have gotten the clothes, no, wait… could it be because of his ability?

[T/N: Damn it! He had clothes on! Me and every fellow pervert out there →

(╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻ ]

As a cub, the nox had repeatedly run over to his room at night, even though the door was always locked at night, the cub still managed to get inside. Therefore Xie Luan felt that it probably wasn’t hard for the adult nox to get the clothes from wherever the club stored them.

When Xie Luan later brought the silver haired young man with him and showed him to the employees, everyone except Zarad got paralyzed by the shocking turn of events.

“The nox’s cub period is very short. However, what’s different about this race is not the short time in itself but their strength.” Looking around, Zarad saw his stunned colleagues’ faces and touched his chin as he took on the task to explain.

Because the condition for transitioning into adulthood and being able to transform into a humanoid form, was strength. It meant that the younger a nox cub was when entering adulthood, the greater its innate strength was.

This was the first time Zarad had seen it with his own eyes, but he felt that even with the cub being a nox, the speed was unusually fast.

However, it was quite understandable when thinking about it. The rate of which nox cubs accumulate strength was much faster after hatching but even as an egg it would slowly accumulate. This cub had been on the brink of death and had not hatched for 30 years. Even though the power accumulated by eggs was very small, after such a long period it would certainly be big enough to speed up the cub period.

There were so many races in the interstellar and they all had their own characteristics, with many incredible abilities. Xia Qi therefore quickly accepted Zarad’s explanation, however they now faced a problem…

“Ah Luan…” Xie Qi glanced at the nox who was standing next to the youth. She then said with some hesitation “The cub has now grown up…”

Although Xia Qi didn’t finish the sentence, Xie Luan could easily understand what she meant. However even though the nox next to him had physically grown up, he was still a cub at mind and it was obviously impossible for him to leave the branch at this time. Xie Luan therefore said, “This is the cub’s home, since we are still missing manpower, why not have him work here as a part of the staff?”

Since the nox was an amazing race and Ya Yi seemed to have an ability, Xie Luan felt that he would certainly be an asset to the team.

No one rejected Xie Luan’s proposition and so it was decided. However, they now had another problem…

As the cub had already advanced into adulthood, he could no longer sleep together with the other cubs in the club. He could of course neither sleep with Xie Luan.

Thinking about this, Xie Luan decided to clean up an empty room at the staff quarters and had Ya Yi move in.

However, when Xie Luan entered his room in the evening and was about to go to sleep, he noticed that, like normal, there was a white fluffy creature nestled beside his pillow.

The nox’s ear slightly moved when the youth entered the room and he followed the youth with his pale cyan eyes.

When noticing the fluffball, Xie Luan abruptly stopped his actions and wordlessly stared blankly at him for two seconds. He really didn’t understand what was happening. Walking over, he picked up the nox that now had the same small fluffy form as when he was a cub.

“Meah.” Being held in the youth’s arms, the nox allowed Xie Luan to turn, raise and feel as he examined his second big change for the day.

Compared to his other form, he could get closer to the youth in this one. Although he did not understand the reason why, Ya Yi could clearly feel this and had therefore changed back.

The youth had a warmth that made him want to be close. This warmth easily incinerated the cold and darkness that he had once felt.

Xie Luan made it all go away.

When he had been inside the egg, Ya Yi had been conscious of everything happening around him. However, this was not a good thing… Because during all those years he had heard every single thing the caretakers around him said and he had strongly felt that the world did not welcome him.

Inside the egg was only darkness, but at least the dark had been safe. The world outside held light but to Ya Yi it had been new and hostile. However he had still longed for it, he had wanted to see it with his own eyes. But he wasn’t welcome, no one had wanted him to be born.

Then he had heard the voice of Xie Luan and everything changed.

Hearing the young voice of the nox in his arms, Xie Luan felt a bit conflicted, but he ultimately placed the cub back on his usual spot beside the pillow.

Once the nox was back on the bed, he moved around a bit to find the most comfortable place and then laid back down, forming a fluffy white round ball as he nestled close to the pillow’s softness.

Having advanced into adulthood or not having advanced into adulthood, Xie Luan felt that it didn’t matter as long as the nox stayed in his cub form and didn’t take up all the space on the bed.

Xie Luan was never one to struggle with a problem for long and he therefore quickly accepted the situation and laid down on the bed. Turning his head sideways he could see the familiar white fluffy cub laying close to the pillow and without a worry in his heart, Xie Luan gradually closed his eyes.

However, even after Xie Luan’s breathing became lighter and the quiet of the night set in, Ya Yi was still awake, thinking about the matter from this morning.

The first word I want to say is-

As he said this sentence in his mind, his eyes moved to the youth’s peaceful sleeping face and he finally found his answer.

Xie Luan…

Ah Luan.

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Translator’s note:

I now have an editor! Please welcome Orphire! *\(^o^)/*

Also, the author finally addressed the big white cat in the room. If you have read her other novel you know that the main characters have some similarities and she brought up this matter in her note, explaining that she liked that setting and wanted to use it in this novel that does not have repeated transmigration.


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32 Replies to “CRA Chapter 16

  1. Congrats on getting an editor!!! Hope the workload is lessened on your shoulders and thank you for another cute update!!
    Lowkey I’m happy Ya Yi had clothes, just imagining him slowly putting them on as he worked through each article of clothing had me gushing at the cuteness, like ‘a baby wanting to button up their own clothes to be more grown up’ vibe
    \(@ ̄∇ ̄@)/

  2. Ya Yi’s like if I turn into a small adorable fluffball, u can’t kick me out of ur bed. Just look at my adorable puss in boots eyes, how could u bear to kick me out. XD

    1. “Inside the egg was only darkness, but at least the dark had been safe. The world outside held light but to Ya Yi it had been new and hostile. However he had still longed for it, he had wanted to see it with his own eyes. But he wasn’t welcome, no one had wanted him to be born.”

      Me: Awwww poor Ya Yi *hands over a cookie*
      Ya Yi: *Knocks away cookie in disdain*

  3. Thank you very much~!!!

    I can imagine Ya Yi discovering and learning things Xie Tao would rather not want him learn hahaha~

  4. Congratulations and a great welcome to the editor Orphire!

    Thanks for your hard work as always!

    Aww~ I’m also one of those hoping for naked scene haha. But it’s truly interesting how Ya Yi could copy a uniform (I secretly hoped it was a military uniform but that’s impossible).

    Haha Ah Tao if only you know about the specialness of Ya Yi’s first word.

  5. Thanks for the chapter & Welcome little Editor! ???
    “(T/N: Damn it! He had clothes on! Me and every fellow pervert out there → (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻ )” ??? Well, I did assume he was naked too, but my reaction was mostly amusement & a little applause ate the magic & ingenuity. Also, even though our MC is quite easygoing, I’m sure a naked man in his bed would have pushed his boundaries. This keeps things more naive & cute for now, at least to give the pretty cat & the relationship with his favorite human time. It was mostly a very sweet chapter. & of course the first words have to be the name of his beloved, lol. We wouldn’t have it any other way! ?? Turning back into a cat was a very mart strategy!
    I wonder, will the authorities or something learn of the existence of an adult, powerful Knox? I would assume it would cause mayhem. I’m also very interested in his powers.

  6. Everyone who thought that Ya Yi was naked in the last chapter is a pervert. (Cough) Not, (Cough) me though. (Blush)

  7. ? cub was clothed and I was thinking first word would be husband but then that was a bit too much and thought of ‘mine’. Thanks for the chapter and woot editor ?

  8. i am extremely sorry dear bro.but i was out with fever vomiting and diarrhoea so wasnt able to read it yesterday itself.i am extremely sorry

    1. No worries?

      I don’t expect everyone to just drop everything they doing to read it. It’s better that one read it when one have the time to, and most importantly, want to do it. After all, it’s supposed to be for enjoyment not because it feels like a chore.

      I hope you feel better soon.

  9. I read this first on your Wattpad account and wanted to check out your website. Thank you for your efforts! ♡ Ya Yi is too cute. ♡♡♡♡ Wifey Xie Tao will take good care of the kids.

  10. Many thanks for the chapter and welcome, Orphire : D

    So… Is it normal for these races to have two forms (more humanoid and more animal-like) or the change into a humanoid form should be permanent as a sign of reaching adulthood? I’m simply curious! … I find the ability to shapeshift into a cute, white kitten-like ball to be a quite powerful cheat ; P

  11. Hey if this is a gay love story it should be in the tags. I don’t want to read about male/male romance.

    I just double checked to see if I made a mistake. None of the tags say this is a gay romance.

    1. Although it’s not in the tags, it’s marked with the genre “Shounen ai” both on NU and at its page on my website.

      Shounen ai is basically light BL, it’s doesn’t go into much details when it comes to the *cough* BL scenes. But for the readers enjoyment I’m planning on writing an alternative chapter with more details when the time comes. However the main chapter will still be the original so those who don’t want to, will not have to read the more extreme text.

      If you came for the fluff and not the male/female romance, then I think it’s probably safe to keep reading for the cuteness. (If any sweet harmless BL scenes happens, you can pretend that MC is a girl if that makes you feel better.)

      But this is just my opinion, it’s entirely up to you, in the end I might not be unbiased as I, consciously or not, would never pass an opportunity to turn someone over to the dark side. ☆〜(ゝ。∂)

  12. Am I really the only one wondering if Ya Yi completely ripped his pants because of that scaly tail of his …. I doubt they had pants with premade holes there
    especially our human MC

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